Weather Records on 5 March 1940

150 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 5 March 1940. Highest significance: Paarl (Tnk), ZA.

Key Facts for 5 March 1940

On 5 March 1940, 150 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 147 daily.
Paarl (Tnk) set a daily record precipitation of 37.8 mm (1.5 in) on 5 March 1940.
Across 164 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 484 records.

Record Map

150 stations

150 station records on 5 March 1940 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 5 March 1940: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Paarl (Tnk)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
Khurda	India	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Chendipada	India	Record daily precipitation	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Provincetown 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Low Isles Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Isabela Substn	Puerto Rico [United States]	Record high minimum temperature	23.9 C (75.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Reddersburg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Purankot	India	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Monierkhal	India	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Roodekop	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Brockton	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Rockport 1 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Bloomfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Bar Comparison	Australia	Record low minimum temperature	18.3 C (64.9 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Maxwelton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Aska	India	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Kukrahati	India	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Jagersfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Towanda 1 S	United States	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Warren	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Altentreptow	Germany	Record snow depth	20.0 cm (7.9 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record snow depth	55.0 cm (21.7 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Carrizozo 1SW	United States	Record low minimum temperature	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	21 of 100 (Routine)
Cape Town Fire Station	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Hopefield (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Purushottampur	India	Record daily precipitation	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Piketberg (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Robben Island (Vrt)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
The Towers	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Jaipur	India	Record daily precipitation	14.0 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Wetaskiwin	Canada	Record daily precipitation	12.7 mm (0.5 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Akhuapada	India	Record daily precipitation	11.4 mm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Dharmasala	India	Record daily precipitation	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Eersterivier (Bos)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	8.9 mm (0.35 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Greeley	United States	Record daily precipitation	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)	Greenland [Denmark]	Record daily precipitation	1.9 mm (0.07 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Chatrapur	India	Record daily precipitation	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Mount McConnell	Australia	Record daily precipitation	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Norway House	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Anticosti SW Point	Canada	Record high maximum temperature	4.4 C (39.9 F)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Doberlug-Kirchhain	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Soltau	Germany	Record snow depth	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Gabriels	United States	Record daily precipitation	22.9 mm (0.9 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Seattle UNIV of Washin	United States	Record daily precipitation	19.1 mm (0.8 in)	20 of 100 (Routine)
Fort Vermilion Cda	Canada	Record high minimum temperature	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Dullabcherra	India	Record daily precipitation	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Plymouth-Kingston	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Durham	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	19 of 100 (Routine)
Kamakhyanagar	India	Record daily precipitation	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Bhagwanpur	India	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Diamond Harbour	India	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Lien I Selbu	Norway	Record snow depth	87.0 cm (34.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Durbanville (Pol)	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nieuwejaarsfontein	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Nebo	South Africa	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Vernon	United States	Record daily precipitation	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Holy Cross	United States	Record high minimum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)
Haina 214	United States	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	18 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

150 records

Records set or tied on 5 March 1940 by type: Highest daily maximum 21, Lowest daily maximum 1, Highest daily minimum 26, Lowest daily minimum 6, Heaviest daily rainfall 84, Heaviest daily snowfall 3, Deepest snow cover 9.

Records on 5 March 1940 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	21
Lowest daily maximum	1
Highest daily minimum	26
Lowest daily minimum	6
Heaviest daily rainfall	84
Heaviest daily snowfall	3
Deepest snow cover	9

Records on 5 March 1940 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 147.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

131 broken records

Margins by which the 131 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 130.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

5 March 1940

Top 20 records on 5 March 1940 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
5 March 1940	Paarl (Tnk), ZA	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1940	Khurda, IN	monthly rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	19.0 mm (0.7 in)	19 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1940	Chendipada, IN	daily rain	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	28.2 mm (1.1 in)	39 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 March 1940	Table.Mtn Woodhead Tunnel, ZA	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	24.7 mm (1.0 in)	29 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Provincetown 3 NW, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	20.3 mm (0.8 in)	38 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Low Isles Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	79.3 mm (3.1 in)	12 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Isabela Substn, PR	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	34 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Reddersburg (Pol), ZA	daily rain	49.8 mm (2.0 in)	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	14 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Wetaskiwin, CA	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	31 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Purankot, IN	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	15.0 mm (0.6 in)	36 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Monierkhal, IN	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	12 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Roodekop, ZA	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	31 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Brockton, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	14.4 mm (0.6 in)	23 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Rockport 1 ESE, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	9 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Bloomfield, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	9.9 mm (0.39 in)	18 years	23 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Marble Bar Comparison, AU	daily low min	18.3 C (64.9 F)	3.6 C (6.5 F)	15 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Maxwelton Post Office, AU	daily rain	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	30.2 mm (1.2 in)	18 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Aska, IN	daily rain	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	3 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Kukrahati, IN	daily rain	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	22.4 mm (0.9 in)	25 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
5 March 1940	Jagersfontein, ZA	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	3.3 mm (0.13 in)	46 years	22 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 1940

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 1940. 1940 had 150 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 03-05 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1801	1
1810	1
1821	2
1845	3
1846	1
1849	1
1853	1
1855	1
1858	1
1859	5
1861	1
1862	2
1863	1
1864	1
1868	1
1871	1
1872	4
1875	3
1876	1
1877	1
1878	1
1880	5
1882	1
1884	2
1886	1
1887	1
1888	4
1889	3
1890	3
1892	3
1893	2
1894	4
1895	6
1896	1
1897	2
1898	3
1899	5
1900	2
1901	11
1902	15
1903	16
1904	3
1905	6
1906	15
1907	17
1908	12
1909	19
1910	34
1911	14
1912	31
1913	47
1914	27
1915	32
1916	14
1917	79
1918	82
1919	226
1920	102
1921	184
1922	42
1923	65
1924	159
1925	198
1926	240
1927	182
1928	68
1929	247
1930	118
1931	268
1932	320
1933	352
1934	347
1935	503
1936	125
1937	417
1938	350
1939	628
1940	150
1941	245
1942	287
1943	692
1944	485
1945	743
1946	706
1947	428
1948	946
1949	378
1950	534
1951	644
1952	347
1953	184
1954	468
1955	1,402
1956	658
1957	479
1958	365
1959	749
1960	2,228
1961	834
1962	491
1963	630
1964	852
1965	715
1966	539
1967	343
1968	1,029
1969	338
1970	317
1971	888
1972	810
1973	378
1974	912
1975	429
1976	1,479
1977	812
1978	1,689
1979	889
1980	418
1981	665
1982	525
1983	2,283
1984	648
1985	637
1986	754
1987	1,928
1988	623
1989	1,673
1990	836
1991	1,246
1992	1,488
1993	813
1994	796
1995	1,489
1996	856
1997	1,026
1998	1,016
1999	644
2000	1,127
2001	755
2002	1,373
2003	1,061
2004	1,558
2005	1,129
2006	624
2007	728
2008	913
2009	1,159
2010	729
2011	696
2012	575
2013	694
2014	1,006
2015	1,551
2016	875
2017	847
2018	652
2019	1,809
2020	1,274
2021	373
2022	635
2023	717
2024	979
2025	1,071
2026	992

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	108
20 to 40	15
40 to 60	2
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1